下载本文档
版权说明:本文档由用户提供并上传,收益归属内容提供方,若内容存在侵权,请进行举报或认领
文档简介
1、U3readingcomprehensionPart1Readingcomprehension(Eachitem:1point(s)Directions:Readthefollowingpassagescarefully.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedsentences.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Choosethebestanswertoeachquestion.Questions1to5arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.An
2、additionallifephasebetweenadolescenceandadulthoodhasbeenadded.Toooften,whenyoungadultshavenotyetaccomplishedmanyofthetasksandchallengescommonlyexpectedofthemaftertheyleavecollege,theyarecharacterizedas"lost,""nothavingfoundthemselves,"or,worse,"dysfunctional."Manyparent
3、scontinuetohope,andperhapsexpect,thattheirchildrenwillknowclearlyabouttheircareeraspirationsandbeactivelyonthepathtowardaprofessionallifebygraduationday.Often,theygettheirwish.Manygraduates,however,completecollegewithconsiderablecareeruncertainty.Theymayneedaperiodofpost-graduateexplorationandexperi
4、mentationbeforecomingclosetoacareerchoicethatfeelsrighttothem.Inmypsychotherapy心理治疗)practice,Ihaveseenmanyyoungsterswhoeitherreferredthemselvesforhelporwerereferredbyconcernedothers,typicallytheirparents.Theanxietyordepressiontheyreportedisoftenrelatedtophase-of-life.Someyoungadultsfeelunpreparedwhe
5、ntheyleavehomeorcollegeandtrytoestablishaseparateandindependentlife.Others,however,similarlydepressedoranxious,simplymaynothaveyetfiguredoutthetermsandconditionsoftheiradulthood,includingcareerchoice.Someuniversitiesareworkingtocreateaprogramtosendtheirnewlyadmittedstudentsforayearofsocialservicewor
6、kinaforeigncountrybeforetheysetfootoncampusasfreshmen.Suchaprogramwouldgivestudentsamoreinternationalperspective,whichwilladdtotheirmaturityandgivethemabreakfromacademicpressures.Similarly,growingnumbersofhighschoolstudentshavechosentotakea"gapyear"beforeenteringcollege.Someparentsmayworry
7、,however,thatoncetheirchildrengetawayfromthetraditionalpatternofhighschool-collegetheymayloseinterestinattendinguniversity.Infact,the"gapyear"makes"theodysseyyears"moremeaningfulastheseyoungadultstrytofigureouthowtoestablishtheirfuturecareer.1. Whyareyoungadultssometimescharacter
8、izedas"lost"?A. Theydon'treallyaccomplishmuchaftergraduation.B. Theylosttheirenergyinsearchingforjobs.C. Theyfacemanychallengesintheircareer.D.Theysimplycouldn'tdoanything.2. Whatshouldgraduateswithcareeruncertaintydo?A. Theyshouldknowclearlyabouttheircareeraspirations.B. Theyshoul
9、dbeactivelyonthepathtowardtheircareer.C. Theyneedtoconsultwithpeoplewho'reexperienced.D. Theyneedaperiodofpost-graduateexploration.3. What'sthepurposeforsomeyoungpeopletogotopsychotherapy?A. Theyareunabletobeindependent.B. Theywanttomaketheirparentshappy.C. Theywanttoknowhowtohandletheirlife
10、.D. Theyareunpreparedfortheircareerchoice.4. Whydouniversitieswanttosendstudentstoaforeigncountry?A. Itistoenablestudentstoburnoutstress.B. Itistobroadenstudents'horizons.C. Itistoletstudentsbecomemoremature.D. Itistomakesurestudentswon'tbelost.5. Whatmessagedoestheauthorwanttosendout?A. Par
11、entsshouldstopworryingabouttheirchildren'scareer.B. Youngpeoplearefollowingadifferentpatternoflife.C. It'snecessaryforyoungadultstotakeayearofftoexploretheirlife.D. Youngadultsshouldfigureouthowtoestablishtheirfuturecareer.Questions6to10arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.Asthefirstgenerationst
12、ogrowupinawiredworld,teenagershardlyknowatimewhencomputersweren'taround,andtheyleapatthechancetospendhoursonline,chattingwithfriendsandsearchingthewebfortheirinterestedtopics.Sowhat?Butresearchersnationwideareincreasinglyconcernedthatteenagersarebecomingmoreisolated,lessskillfulatinterpersonalre
13、lationships,andperhapsnumbtothesmall-or-bigcheatingthatissomuchapartofthee-mailworld.ResearchersareaskingjusthowthefuturesofteenagersarechangedwhensomanyofthemarespendinghoursontheInterneteachday,replacingface-to-facecontactwithcomputercontact.Teens,whousedcomputersevenjustafewhoursaweek,showedincre
14、asedsignsoflonelinessandsocialisolation.Theseteenshavefewerfriendstohangaroundwith,possiblybecausetheircomputertimehasreplacedthehourstheywouldhavespentwithothers.Theydon'tseeanythingstrangeinthefactthatthecomputerscreenoccupiesacentralplaceintheirsociallives.Theythinkschoolisstressfulandbusy.Th
15、ere'salmostnotimetojusthangout.Talkingonlineisjustcatch-uptime.Manyteensacknowledgethere'sanunrealqualitytotheircyberspacecommunication,includingtheiroddshorthandterms,suchasPOS(parentovershoulder)orLOL(laughingoutloud).Thiscodeisconsideredaspartoftheexclusivesharedlanguagethatteenagerslove.
16、Whenitcomestoe-mailexchanges,teensalsoshowaremarkabletoleranceforeachother'sexcusesortricks.Noraretheysurprisedwhenamereacquaintanceunloadsapersonalsecretthroughe-mail.Nobodyseemstoexpecttheonlineworldtobethesameastherealworld.Teenssaytheyalsoappreciatetheabilitytoeditwhattheysayonline,ortakethe
17、timetothinkaboutaresponse.Ascowardlyasitmayseem,someteensadmitthataskingsomeoneforadate,orbreakingup,canbeeasierinmessageform.Buttheyinsistthere'snoharmintended,andcyberspacehasbecomejustanothermedium,likethetelephone,intheworldofteenagers.6. Whyareresearchersaskinghowthefuturesofteenagersarecha
18、nged?A. Teensdon'tknowaboutalifewithoutcomputersaround.B. Teensarebecomingmoreisolatedandlessskillful.C. Teenscaneasilygettrappedintothee-mailworld.D. TeensarespendingtoomuchtimeontheInterneteachday.7. WhydoteensspendmuchtimeontheInternet?A. Theyhavefewerfriendstohangoutwith.B. Theydon'tseet
19、heirsociallifestrange.C. Theythinkschoolistoostressfulandbusy.D. Theythinktalkingonlinecancatchuptime.8. Whichstatement川ustrateshowteensthinkabouttheInternet?A. Cyberspacecommunicationisnottherealworld.B. TheInternetenablesthemtosharetheiroddshorthandterms.C. Theyenjoyuploadingtheirowninformationthr
20、oughemail.D. Excusesandtricksinemailsarenormalandtolerable.9. Whyhascyberspacebecomeanothermediumforteens?A. Breakingupwithgirlfriendsorboyfriendsiseasier.B. Usingcyberspacebringsthemalotofconvenience.C. Theycaneasilyeditwhattheywanttosayonline.D. Theyfeelmorecomfortablewhenexpressideasbymessages.10
21、. Whatisthemajornegativeeffectonteenagersusingcyberspace?A. Theydon'tspendtimedoinghomework.B. Theydon'thandoutwiththeirfriends.C. Theybecomemoreisolatedandsociallyawkward.D. Theybecomemorecoweredincommunication.Questions11to15arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.Whenimportanteventsarehappeninga
22、roundtheworld,mostpeopleturntotraditionalmediasources,suchasCNNandBBC,fortheirnews.However,nowpeoplecanwritediariesandpostthemonawebsite,knownasa"blog."Blogs,shortfor"web-logs,"areonlinediaries,usuallykeptbyindividuals,butsometimesbycompaniesandothergroupsofpeople.Theyarethefaste
23、stgrowingtypeofwebsiteontheInternet.Ablogdiffersfromatraditionalwebsiteinseveralways.Mostimportantly,itisupdatedmuchmoreregularly.Manyblogsareupdatedeveryday,andsomeareupdatedseveraltimesaday.Also,mostblogsusespecialsoftwareorwebsiteswhicharespecificallyaimedatbloggers,soyoudon'tneedtobeacompute
24、rexperttocreateyourownblog.Thismeansthatordinarypeoplewhomayfindcomputersdifficulttousecaneasilysetupandstartwritingtheirownblog.Therearemanydifferentkindsofblogs.Themostpopulartypeisanonlinediaryoflinks,wheretheblogwritersurfstheInternetandthenpostslinkstositesornewarticlesthattheyfindinteresting,w
25、ithafewcommentsabouteachone.Othertypesarepersonaldiaries,wherethewriterstalkabouttheirlifeandfeelings.Sometimestheseblogscanbeverypersonal.Thereisanotherkindofblogging,called"moblogging,"shortfor"mobileblogging."Mobloggersusemobilephoneswithcamerastotakephotos,whicharepostedinsta
26、ntlytotheInternet.TheuseofmobilephonesinthiswaymadetheheadlinesinSingaporewhenahighschoolstudentpostedontheInternetamoviehehadtakenofateachershoutingatanotherstudentandtearingupthestudent'shomework.ManypeoplewereshockedbythestudentpostingavideooftheincidentontheInternet.Asblogsbecomemorecommon,n
27、ewsreportingwillrelylessonbigmediacompaniesandmoreonordinarypeoplepostingnewstotheInternet.Possibly,thenewswillbelesslikealectureandmorelikeaconversation,whereanyonecanjoinin.11. Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A. ThehistoryoftheInternet.B. Theintroductionofnewtypesofmedia.C. Theincreaseinpopularityo
28、fcomputers.D. growingnumberofpeoplewritingdiaries.12. Tostartyourownblog,whatdoyouneedmost?A. Specialsoftware.B. AnInternetaccount.C. Aninterestingpointofview.D. AccesstotheInternet.13. Whatisthemostsignificantdifferencebetweenblogsandtraditionalwebsites?A. Blogsareupdatedmuchmoreoften.B. Blogsusesp
29、ecialsoftware.C. Blogscontainlinkstootherwebsites.D. Blogscontainpersonalinformation.14. Whatis"moblogging"?A. MobilephonesthatmadetheheadlinesinSingapore.B. Usephonestotakephotosandthenpostthemonline.C. NegativenewspostedontheInternet.D. PicturespostedinstantlytotheInternet.15. Accordingt
30、othepassage,whichoneismostlikelytohappeninthefuture?A. Everyonewillhaveablog.B. Largemediacompanieswillbeunnecessary.C. Peoplewilllearnthenewsfromdifferentpointsofview.D. Bloggingtechnologywillbebanned.Questions16to20arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.Haveyoueverflown?DidyouflytoanothercountrytostudyE
31、nglish?Howdoyoufeelaboutflying?Peoplewhohavetoflyallthetimeforbusinessusuallyfinditboring.Peoplewhoflyonlyonceinawhileareexcited.However,somepeoplefeelonlyterrorwhentheyboardanairplane.Theysufferfromaphobia,anillogicalfear.Ifyouareafraidofpoisonousspiders营毒歌蛛),thisislogical.Ifyouareafraidofallspider
32、s,evenharmlessones,thisisaphobiabecauseitisillogical.Somepeoplehavephobiasaboutheightsbeingshutupinasmallorlargeopenarea.It'snotlogicaltobeafraidofthesethingswhenthereisnodanger,butaphobiaisnotlogical.Fearofflyingisanotherphobia.Wealwayshearaboutaplanecrash,butwedon'thearaboutthemillionsoffl
33、ightseveryyearthataresafe.Ridinginacaristhirtytimesmoredangerousthanflying,butmostofusarenotafraideverytimewegetintoacar.Itisnotlogicaltobeafraidofflying,butresearchshowsthatabout12percentofpeoplehavethisfear.Peoplewithaphobiaaboutflyingareafraidforoneormorereasons.Theyareafraidofheights.Theyavoidhi
34、ghplaces,andiftheyareinahigh-risebuilding,theydon'tlookoutthewindows.Theymightbeafraidofbeinginanenclosedplacelikeanelevatororatunnelonahighway.Whentheygetonanairplane,theycan'tgetoutuntiltheendoftheflight,andtheflightmightlastseveralhoursorevenmore.Maybetheyareafraidofthecrowdsandallthenois
35、eandpeoplerushingaroundatanairport.Thisespeciallybothersolderpeople.Somepeopleareafraidoftheunknown.Theydon'tunderstandthetechnologyofflyingandcan'tbelievethatahugeairplanecanstayupintheair.Thoughsomepeopleareafraidofflying,formanypeopleit'snotimportantbecausetheydon'treallyneedtofly
36、.16.usuallythinkflyingisboring.A. PeoplewhoflyonceinawhileB. PeoplewhoflyoftenonbusinesstripsC. PeoplewhohaveaphobiaaboutflyingD. Peoplewhofeelterroroncetheyboardaplane17. Accordingtothepassage,aphobiarefersto.A. achemicalthatcausesterrorB. an川ogicalwayofreactionC. areliablewayofpredictingdangerD. aharmfulwayofthinking18. Apersonwithafearofenclosedplacesdoesn'tlike.A. walkingonapathB. stayinginhighplacesC. beinginatunnelD. drivingacarbyhimself19. especiallybotheroldpeople.
温馨提示
- 1. 本站所有资源如无特殊说明,都需要本地电脑安装OFFICE2007和PDF阅读器。图纸软件为CAD,CAXA,PROE,UG,SolidWorks等.压缩文件请下载最新的WinRAR软件解压。
- 2. 本站的文档不包含任何第三方提供的附件图纸等,如果需要附件,请联系上传者。文件的所有权益归上传用户所有。
- 3. 本站RAR压缩包中若带图纸,网页内容里面会有图纸预览,若没有图纸预览就没有图纸。
- 4. 未经权益所有人同意不得将文件中的内容挪作商业或盈利用途。
- 5. 人人文库网仅提供信息存储空间,仅对用户上传内容的表现方式做保护处理,对用户上传分享的文档内容本身不做任何修改或编辑,并不能对任何下载内容负责。
- 6. 下载文件中如有侵权或不适当内容,请与我们联系,我们立即纠正。
- 7. 本站不保证下载资源的准确性、安全性和完整性, 同时也不承担用户因使用这些下载资源对自己和他人造成任何形式的伤害或损失。
最新文档
- 2024年火焰切割机项目资金筹措计划书代可行性研究报告
- 货币银行学(吉林财经大学)-知到答案、智慧树答案
- 2024年钻采设备专用件项目投资申请报告代可行性研究报告
- 2023年人工晶体资金需求报告
- 六年级下册语文课件-语文园地二-人教部编版
- 医院护理培训课件:《静脉留置针技术》
- 医院工作总结护理部工作总结提高护理服务质量
- 《土木工程材料》课件 10木材
- 医院品质控制工作总结
- 企业危机管理总结
- JJG 443-2023燃油加油机(试行)
- 大国重器的诗意文化
- 二年级综合实践活动课教学案例《制作竹蜻蜓》
- 探索未来新药临床试验的质量控制及实施
- 国家开放大学-传感器与测试技术实验报告(实验成绩)
- 港口码头安全生产规章制度全套资料汇编完整版
- 校园商业街校园市场定位
- GB/T 43264-2023永磁体表面磁场分布测试方法
- 九小场所安全培训
- 材料力学第4版单辉祖习题答案
- 北京市安全评价收费指导意见北京市安全生产技术服务协会
评论
0/150
提交评论